Daily Devotionals

Bride and Gloom Week 1: Wednesday

 A second is equally important: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:39 Waiting is not typically fun, except for one time of year: Christmastime. During Christmas, I like waiting. I prefer Christmastime over...

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Bride and Gloom Week 1: Tuesday

Jesus replied, "You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind." Matthew 22:37 We human beings are highly relational people. We were meant to live in community and have deep, meaning...

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Bride and Gloom Week 1: Monday

Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don't think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us. Romans 12:3 ...

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It's Not Supposed to Be This Way Week 4: Saturday

I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. John 14:6 I have a confession: I do not have a great sense of direction. Because of this, I use my GPS to get almost everywhere. One ...

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It's Not Supposed to Be This Way Week 4: Friday

But, as it is written, "What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him" 1 Corinthians 2:9 There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind."...

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It's Not Supposed to Be This Way Week 4: Thursday

For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father and will judge all people according to their deeds. Matthew 16:27 We often say around Sagebrush that awards get presented at the finish line. It is t...

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It's Not Supposed to Be This Way Week 4: Wednesday

Each of these living beings had six wings, and their wings were covered all over with eyes, inside and out. Day after day and night after night they keep on saying, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty- the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come."...

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It's Not Supposed to Be This Way Week 4: Tuesday

He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever." Revelation 21:4 This world is broken, messed up, and full of pain. That is the real...

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It's Not Supposed to Be This Way Week 4: Monday

I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, "Look, God's home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. Revelation 21:3 Perhaps the most devastating thi...

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It's Not Supposed to Be This Way Week 3: Saturday

Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. 1 Corinthians 13:7 One of the most incredible attributes of love found in 1 Corinthians 13 is that it "never gives up" (ve...

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